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back of beyond
Idioms and Phrases
Extremely remote. For example, John's about to move to some tiny island, truly back of beyond . This term, used as a humorous exaggeration, relies on the meaning of beyond (or the beyond ) as “a distant place, beyond human experience.†[Early 1800s]Example Sentences
It was difficult to believe that a "back of beyond airport" handled more flights and passengers than all the 40 airports in India put together, he recounted.
No algorithm would advise you to take Correro’s route through the back of beyond.
A random guy living in the back of beyond not only knew John McCain’s name, but knew him to be a friend who would help him if he could.
It’s not the back of beyond, but there are things that could happen, especially as we’re approaching winter: a delivery drivers’ strike, an oil strike, floods.
It’s unknown when the Trump administration will make decisions about which monuments to cut, but for now, Katahdin is open and welcoming guests to the back of beyond in Maine.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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